Jaroslav Neverovič
Energy

Postponing new shale gas tender makes sense, Lithuania’s former energy minister says

Lithuanian authorities’ decision to postpone a new shale gas exploration and production tender makes sense, says Jaroslav Neverovič, former energy minister and now energy expert, adding that the key task now is to put the respective legal base in order. […]

Seimas Speaker Loreta Graužinienė (right) with Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius (centre) and coalition partner Rolandas Paksas.
Politics

Lithuania’s Labour Party to choose among five candidates for energy minister

The Labour Party will choose a nominee for the position of energy minister from five candidates, says Speaker of the Seimas, chairwoman of the Labour Party Loreta Graužinienė. […]

Loreta Graužinienė
Politics

Lithuanian Labour Party wants to nominate energy minister

Parliament Speaker Loreta Graužinienė says that the Labour Party could nominate new energy minister, but this will only be discussed next week at the political council of the Coalition. […]

Jaroslav Neverovič and Dalia Grybauskaitė
Opinion

Opinion: Will Cytacka save Lithuania?

In the context of Russia’s actions in Ukraine, it is very important for Lithuania and other countries in the region to maintain domestic political stability. Otherwise it would be relatively easy to induce regional unrest by artificially stirring up dissatisfied factions of their societies. […]

Valdemar Tomaševski, Rolandas Paksas, Algirdas Butkevičius ir Viktoras Uspaskichas
Politics

Energy minister’s dismissal unlikely to split Lithuanian government, experts say

The Electoral Action of Poles in Lithuania (LLRA) party might leave the ruling coalition following the dismissal of Energy Minister Jaroslav Neverovič but that would hardly have any impact on the government’s work, political scientists say. […]